MEM by Bogue feels like lavender after dark: aromatic, luminous, and just a little unruly. Created by Antonio Gardoni in 2017, this unisex niche perfume builds its world around several shades of lavender — wild, blue, extract and classic — cut with grapefruit, mandarin and petitgrain for a bright, green spark. Then the fragrance opens wider: ylang-ylang, champaca, rose, geranium and mint bring a floral, herbal warmth, while malt and vanilla add a toasted, almost creamy sweetness.
What makes MEM so memorable is the contrast beneath that beauty. Civet, castoreum, musk and ambergris give the scent an animalic pulse, softened by benzoin, amber, sandalwood, rosewood and Himalayan cedar. It wears like a grand aromatic floral fougère: artistic, layered, slightly eccentric, but never cold. One moment it feels golden and floral; the next, darkly herbal and resinous at the edges.
This is a fragrance for someone who enjoys perfume as character — expressive, textured and alive on skin. Try a MEM fragrance sample from remiScent if you want to meet one of modern artisan perfumery’s most fascinating lavenders.